Figured it's just easier to link that than actually insert images while posting from my phone . All taken with a D3000 and its kit lens, although I'm looking in to a 35mm 1.8 and a 70-300 (VRII preferably) as soon as I have some money to throw around.

Don't quote me on this but I am pretty sure it came on a film camera (Again I am not 100% certain) For 40 dollars it doesn't seem to be a bad deal. Also they sell for much more than 40 on ebay and here is the film camera that it came on.

My 50mm 1.8 something is manual focus only. My camera has an built in focus motor so I get auto focus either way. I have no clue why the D7000 isn't a professional model but a consumer one.It's said to be better than the D300s which is the cheapest pro model. And they cost pretty much the same, at least here.The reason I got the D7000 was that I bought my camera during the tsunami in Japan and the shop was out of D300s and D700 cameras.

I hope to upgrade to a used D700 this year though, that camera is insane.I can rock ISO 3200 with no grain, combine that with a 70-200 f/2.8 lens and weather is not going to stop me.

Not that it did with my D7000 and the old 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 though. I usually turn the ISO higher to get better shutter speeds, grain is pretty easy to edit out, movement blur is not.

You have the kit lens now right? If so I would recommend a prime lens. (50mm/35mm) Having an aperture of 1.8 really helps alot with low light conditions. Having it at a set focal length really makes you think about each shot . They are also great for portraits!

Plus with such a low price they cant be beat I just got the kits lens (18-55) and the 55-200mm in the mail yesterday and I do have to say its nice to have the kit lens. The 50mm is very nice but it does limit what you can get in your shot. For example I was experimenting with long exposure star pictures and I was trying to get a shot where the whole house was in focus but you could still see lots of stars over top of it and this is what the end result was, ( I wasnt able to get very much of the house at all)
Photobucket resized the picture I will try again in alittle

The difference is just in the focal lengths. I say try both out with your kit lens, put the lens on 35mm go out and shoot and then do the same but closer to the 50mm mark. That way you know which one will work better for you

Messed around for about 5 minutes with the two different zooms, definitely liking 35 but I also really liked the 50. Such a difficult choice! I think I might go with the 50 just so I have a little further zoom in a sense and I don't need to get as close. Plus I read reviews that the 35 is more plasticy and the 50 is more solid and clear. Also with the 35 the body zoom on the camera has to be adjusted to the 35. Soo that's where I'm weighted at right about now.

I'm on the lookout for a new camera bag, my old one got too small with my new lens purchase.And I want one I can fit a 15" laptop in as well.Any recommendations?

Shooting major tournaments is hard work. Taking pictures 12-16 hours a day is exhausting.Working together with Hybrid Foto in Paris was awesome though, Ami and Mats takes care of their co-workers.Paris Album

Just got my light box kit.<div><br></div><div>I decided to buy the kit with lights, a collasible light tent, and a mini tripod.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><div></div><div>DSC_0014 by Notalenter, on Flickr</div></div><div><br></div><div><div></div><div>DSC_0013 by Notalenter, on Flickr</div></div><div><br></div><div><div></div><div>DSC_0005 by Notalenter, on Flickr</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

Exposure is alittle dark due to is was a super bright day. I had it at an aperture of 5.6 and a shutter speed of 125. Any more on the shutter would make the picture very dark and any less would make it very over exposed and same goes for the aperture. Like I said it was a super bright day so it was a bit tough to get it perfect.

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Tried out some product photography today on our Crome2 Marker. These pictures were taken in a pitch dark room. How I did this was I light painted the marker instead of using flash or any other light source.(Second picture is for people who don't like the light painting streaks as much)